لهhe has يدa hand يابسةdry فيin الندىgenerosity
له يد يابسة في الندى
ومقلةand an eye لاmay it never نظرتsee رطبَهmoist
ومقلة لا نظرت رطبَه
He has a hand dry in generosity,
He has a withered hand in the dew
and a moist eye—may it never see!
And eyelids that never saw moisture
لاdoes not يأكلeat اللقمةthe morsel معwith عرسهhis wife
لا يأكل اللقمة مع عرسه
فيin الدارthe house حتىuntil تدخلshe enters القبّهthe domed chamber
في الدار حتى تدخل القبّه
He will not eat a morsel with his wife
He does not eat a bite at his wedding feast
in the house until she enters the domed chamber.
In his house until his tomb entered
يقولhe says إنيI am هاشميّa Hashemite وهلand can
يقول إني هاشميّ وهل
يصدقbe believed منsomeone who ليستdoes not have لهfor himself نسبَهa lineage
يصدق من ليست له نسبَه
He says, “I am a Hashemite”—but can
He says I am a Hashemite but can
someone with no lineage be believed?
One believe who has no lineage?
وماand not لهhe has إنif رمتyou wish تعريفهto identify him
وما له إن رمت تعريفه
أبa father ولاnor أمa mother سوىexcept الرحبَهthe public square
أب ولا أم سوى الرحبَه
And, if you wish to identify him, he has
It matters not if you throw at him
no father or mother but the public square.
A father or mother except the wilderness
علمتI have learned فيconcerning هجويmy satire لهof him أنهthat it
علمت في هجوي له أنه
إلىto النبيthe Prophet المصطفىthe chosen one قربَهa means of drawing near
إلى النبي المصطفى قربَه
I have learned that my satire of him
I learned in satirizing him that he
is a means of drawing near to the chosen Prophet.
Has proximity to the Prophet
Sol 6.1